Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 176 - 174: Return to Furong River City

Chapter 176: Chapter 174: Return to Furong River City

"No wonder the Association keeps such a place, not to mention anything else, just that thing we encountered earlier, the entire Furong River Association couldn’t handle it," he muttered.

The appearance of the Catastrophic Dragon had made Wen Wen realize his own strength and clarified that the Qi Ling Mountain Range was not a place where he could run wild at will.

Therefore, Wen Wen became much more cautious in his subsequent hunts.

Right now, he was pretending to be an ordinary person, cooking delicacies in the jungle.

Behind him, an orange, fat demon cat watched him from a distance.

One moment it extended its claws towards his neck, the next it withdrew them and licked its paws, seemingly undecided.

Finally, it mustered up the courage and stealthily approached Wen Wen, its soft paws making no sound at all as they touched the ground.

Just when it was about to attack, a strange sound rang out, scaring the demon cat into retreating dozens of meters back.

’Let’s learn to meow together, meow meow meow meow...’

That was Wen Wen’s ringtone. Yes, Wen Wen had changed his ringtone. The previous one had been criticized by several ladies, so he switched to something cuter.

"Hello, Captain Lin, what’s up? I’m on a mission right now, and that puppet is really troublesome, it’s giving me a headache," he said.

Telling blatant lies had become second nature to Wen Wen.

"Where are you?" Lin Zheyuan asked, his tone grave.

"Uh, I’m at Qi Ling Mountain, the puppet fled here..." Wen Wen said, feeling inexplicably guilty.

Lin Zheyuan commanded, "Forget it, I don’t care where you are, abandon the mission and come back immediately."

Wen Wen hesitated and asked, "Your tone... has something happened?"

"A big issue has arisen. We need everyone available. You must return as quickly as possible. I’ll explain the details when you get back," Lin Zheyuan explained.

After speaking hurriedly, Lin Zheyuan hung up, leaving Wen Wen to ponder in place.

"This urgency... could it be they have found out about my slip-up and are deceiving me to return for an investigation?"

"...It shouldn’t be, I haven’t left any slip-ups, and if that were the case, they would have called me back in a way that was less suspicious."

"So, something serious has really happened?"

"The threat of a Catastrophe is me, what serious issue could arise in my absence?"

Despite his doubts, Wen Wen decided to hurry back.

Since he had joined the Demon Hunters, he had to see himself as one.

A Demon Hunter’s responsibility was to protect ordinary people from the harms of Supernatural Powers, and this job didn’t allow for half-hearted efforts.

Wen Wen might stir up small troubles, but on important matters, as long as his life wasn’t threatened, he wouldn’t be careless.

He had chosen to become a detective initially for the thrill of it, but deep down, he still harbored a sense of justice.

Returning to his car, he thought for a moment, then stored the car in the Sanctuary and took flight, rushing back to Furong River City at high speed.

Driving back leisurely when a big incident might be happening there seemed quite inappropriate.

...

On the outskirts of the city, in a cemetery, Gong Baoding was playing chess with the old gravekeeper under a locust tree.

He had been squatting here for two days to capture a monster that had been stealing corpses.

Last time, after capturing the Centaur, the Supernatural Power within him had actually improved a bit, which was simply unimaginable.

You should know that after reaching the level of Assimilation, every tiny bit of strength’s progress is extremely difficult.

Now, the Sanctuary could help him advance further, so he devoted himself even more to capturing monsters.

Suddenly, a vibration came from his pocket; he picked up the phone and answered, his face gradually turning ugly.

"Great Elder Qin, let’s stop here for today’s game, I’ve got work to do..."

...

Jiusan District, considered a wealthy area of Furong River City, is home to those who, while not exactly Big Shots, are definitely upper-class citizens.

Unfortunately, the area had turned into a purgatorial place for humans.

The extraordinary power had demolished it, and no matter how the Hunters Association tried to cover it up, it would still impact Furong River City.

Wen Wen landed in a small alley, took out his vehicle, and then hurried to the scene, only to find it had been completely surrounded.

There were not only Supporters, but also the fully armed military.

The current situation, relying solely on Supporters, was far from sufficient to maintain control.

He climbed a building and looked far into the villa area inside, realizing it might no longer belong to the real world.

The sky was enveloped with a green miasma, and every aspect of the district was covered with a layer of monster material, much like another world.

Hideously deformed little monsters occasionally charged out from inside the district, only to be shot dead in a hail of bullets by the surrounding Supporters and soldiers.

Wen Wen jumped down from the rooftop and found the command center of this incident, a structure erected temporarily.

Lin Zheyuan and a middle-aged military officer were remote-controlling the entire operation.

"What’s the situation here now?" Wen Wen walked in and asked, frowning.

"You ask me, but we’re also unclear," Lin Zheyuan sighed.

"From the current situation, we can deduce there’s an existence above Catastrophe Level trying to bring something into reality. The energy emitted in this process is causing the decay in this district."

"An existence above Catastrophe Level..." Wen Wen frowned; could it be a Calamity Level?

"Prepare in a bit to breach this district and locate the source of the decay. Before you, many have gone in, but none have brought back good news."

"I go in... For an event of this level, you taking action would be more reliable," Wen Wen asked doubtfully.

Lin Zheyuan shook his head and, pointing at his feet with a bitter smile, said, "It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t move."

Wen Wen looked where he pointed and saw extensive red, nerve-like tentacles under his feet, spreading far and wide, all the way to the district.

"Bing He and I, using our abilities, have solidified the range of decay within this area. If I act, the range of decay will only increase."

"Then... how about we first clear the monsters inside using heavy firepower?" Wen Wen continued to suggest.

Lin Zheyuan sighed and said, "Every method you can think of, we have already considered. Using heavy firepower would impact Bing He and me, causing the decay to spread. While heavy firepower might solve the monsters inside, if we don’t clear the source, the decay will continue."

"All right then, after I go in, what do I need to do?" Wen Wen agreed.

"You don’t need to do anything, just confirm the location of the decay’s source and fire a signal flare. Engaging a power above Catastrophe Level is too dangerous for you to handle."

Lin Zheyuan continued, "The official emergency team to handle this will arrive within half a day, and Bing He and I can only hold out for a half-day as well. To not delay, you need to confirm the source’s location before they arrive."

"This matter must be resolved urgently, every minute delayed could lead to greater losses."